The World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships (commonly referred to as 'Junior World Championships' or 'Junior Worlds') is an international swimming championship event organized biennially by World Aquatics for swimmers aged 14–18 years as of 31 December of the year of the competition."World Aquatics: Competition Regulations" . World Aquatics. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023. It is usually held on odd years. Prior to 2023, the event was known as the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships and was open to female swimmers aged 14–17 and male swimmers aged 15–18 as of 31 December of the year of the competition.
Editions # Year Location Dates Swimmers Countries Events Top nation1 2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22–27 August 685 81 40 2 2008 Monterrey, Mexico 8–12 July 480 61 40 3 2011 Lima, Peru 16–21 August 528 58 40 4 2013 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 26–31 August 900 9542 5 2015 Kallang, SingaporePress Release 2013-50: FINA Bureau meeting . Published by FINA on 16 July 2013; retrieved 2013-07-18. 25–30 August 700 87 42 6 2017 Indianapolis, USA 23–28 August 619 90 42 7 2019 Budapest, Hungary 20–25 August 814 126 42 8 2022 Lima, PeruKoos, Torin (14 April 2022). "Lima revealed as new 8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2022 host". FINA. Retrieved 14 April 2022. 30 August – 4 September 509 87 42 9 2023 Netanya, Israel 4–9 September 648 93 42 10 2025 Otopeni, Romania 19–24 August +600 +100 42
Medal table Last updated after the 2025 Championships
Championships records All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise. All times are swum in a long-course (50m) pool.
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See also FINA World Junior Diving Championships Swimming at the Youth Olympic Games
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